Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-06-20
EVERYTHING ENCOURAGING.
The IlIImOis Central Sur
veyOrs Begin their
Work.
Yankton Admitted 10 Inc Missouri
River Pool---Promised MiIwau.
kee Betterments,
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL.

THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
The Illinois Central surveying party
which arrived Friday night began work
in the city this morning, but it is much
impeded by the rain of last night. A
start wal made on Second street, at the
intersection OF Walnut, near Rossteusch.
er's brewery. From there the line runs
down Second to the river front and
thence follows the river curve out in the
direction given Saturday. The route
indicated Saturday is being followed.
The Central survey will keep upon the
bottom until some eighteen miles east
of Yankton and will there climb the hill
and will cross the Vermillion river
somewhere between Bloomingdale and
Yermillion CITY.
1t is the design OF the Illinois Central
to locate its depot upon or near the river
front and as near the business center
as possible.
George r. Scougal, president OF. the
board OF trade, received q letter to day
from Horace Tucker, general freight
agent of the Illinois Central, in which
he stated that this weeks meeting of
the Central was not a directors meeting
and 1t was not desirable that Yankton
representatives appear before it. He.
said a party OF the officials of the Gen.
trail would be in Yankton in a short
time and that he would probably accom-
pany them and that the paople of Yank.
ton and the officials could then talk over
matters.
Vermillion is putting forth efforts to
secure the Central on its way to Yank-
ton, the Republican, of that CITY saying:
The Illinois Central is going to build
from LeMars to Yankton this summer,
of this there can be no doubt. That COM
pany, one of the most wealthy IN this
country, 10 going from LeMars to Yank-
ton either by way of Akron-old Port
landville -or by way of Ricbland. If
the Richland route is taken the line will
take in this town-if the Akron route is
taken this town will be left out. Should
We do anything about it? The company
is making their survey to Rlchland.
When that is done the Akron people
pay them to make a survey to that. town
from LaMare, This of itself tells which
way the wind blows. 1t is high time to
"catch on"
The Sioux City Journal OF the 18th
says OF Illinois Central work:
A party of about twenty Illinois Cen
trail surveyors, who for the past ten days
have been at work running preliminary
lines in the Little Sioux valley, came in
yestarday. One of the party said that
they had been called back to Cherokee,
but did not know what course would be
taken next. The company is doing Q
great amount of surveying, aad will
probably begin active grading opera
tions on some. of the lines soon.
hi NORTHWESTERN.
There are again prevalent active ru-
mors that the Northwestern is to come
to the river opposite Yankton from the
Harrington and that working parties
will 1901 be in the field.
ADMITTED TO THE MISSOURI RIVER POOL
Information through the local
agent OF the Northwestern, upon the
strength of orders received by him Sat-
urday night, that Yankton has been ad'
mitted TO the Missouri river pool. This
is an organization of various western
roads giving low rates to terminal points
on the Missouri river and the admission
OF Yankton to the pool gives to it the
same rates enjoyed by large cities hlonf
the Missouri river below. The adyantag.
, OF this arrangement ia that wholesal,
j, houses in Yankton can now compel,
9 with the wholesale houses of the larg,
commercial cities south OF us on thu
Missouri and it must result In building
! up a wholesale point here which vii
, control most of the trade OF Dakota
Beyond the pecunlary advantages come
!, the prestige our city will gain among tn
marts of the west as q distributing
point. Cities of the modest pretension
of Yankton do not generally aspire t
these advantages, but 1t has been &C
! corded us by the railroad moguls an
= to use it wisely means the speedy estat
Ellshment OF @ jobbing center here. Th
railroads are using Yankton we'll thi
, year and in this good treatment are I'M
q limited future possibilities. We no.
!. stand at the head Of the list OF Dakot
cities in railroad and freight facilities
= Our city is the Missouri river termlnu
i OF the Northwestern Chicago line and {
: the Milwaukee through Chicago line an
!. before SNOW flies will be the Nilsson
= river terminus Of the Illinois Oentri
Chicago line. To this will be adde
the Missouri river terminr
Is OF the Manitoba's Dnlui
y line and it will cont all the more quick
}" because of these other important add
~ tions. 1t is worth something to be
~ railroad point on the Missouri river.
= DEPOT POSSIBILITIES.
y II is stated on good authority that II
=. Milwaukee company is 500 to begin ii
construction of q new passenger dep
at Yanktor and that a location near
the business center of the city is to
- selected. Our information is that wor
men will snon be on the ground to beg
70 this improvement. Acting upon th
40 report several Yankton citizens ha
r. been busy to day upon a proposition
10 the Milwaukee TO unite with the Illine
iS- Central in o union depot. Both roa
can as well be served from one depot al
g such an arrangement would be vast
nd ~ ME-